air force
Sky defense branch
An air force is a military branch that conducts warfare using aircraft.
Countries maintain air forces for aerial combat, reconnaissance, and strategic bombing.
The term also describes any organized group of military aircraft: The rebels assembled a small air force from captured planes. (Capitalized Air Force refers to the U.S. branch specifically.)
pilots
Those who fly aircraft
- jetsPressurized fluid streams
- fightersThose who engage physically
- bombersAircraft designed for airstrikes
squadrons · cockpit · hangar · takeoff · landing · navigation · radar · propulsion · aviators · wingman
combat
Armed hostile engagement
deployment · strategy · airstrikes · base · academy · veterans · enlisted · officer · general · colonel
- Air ForcesLuftwaffe, RAF, squadrons, fighter jets, bombers
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- Military Powerarmy, navy, marines, troops, generals
- military termsarmy, navy, marines, soldier, captain
- armed forcesarmy, military, soldiers, troops, marines
air forcearmy
Organized land-based military
ground forces · land forces · ground troops · infantry · navy
air, force, forced, forceful, enforce, aircraft, reinforce, enforced, forcing